Cerebral Palsy Scotland partners with Slater and Gordon

Cerebral Palsy Scotland works with children, adults and whole families across the country to help them build skills, knowledge, confidence and relationships, enabling them to overcome barriers that may exist as a result of their condition.

The charity delivers support in many forms, both in person and online, and enables people and families impacted by Cerebral Palsy to access therapies, psychological support and mental health and wellbeing interventions.

Outside of Cerebral Palsy Scotland, support can be difficult to access – recent research from the charity found that 91 per cent of people cannot otherwise access psychological support , and 96 per cent felt that greater awareness was needed of Cerebral Palsy and the needs of those living with it.

To help sustain its vital services, Cerebral Palsy Scotland has secured new funding for its support work through a new partnership with Slater and Gordon. The law firm works widely with families across Scotland who live with Cerebral Palsy, and also is a longstanding partner of Cerebral Palsy Scotland’s sister charity in Wales, CP Cymru.

“Support services are absolutely vital for people living with Cerebral Palsy and our ambition is to help as many people as we possibly can,” says Stephanie Fraser, CEO of Cerebral Palsy Scotland.

“We want to be the lynchpin for people and families across Scotland to access what they need, and our support service is hugely important in us delivering this. We are committed to raising awareness around Cerebral Palsy, both in terms of generally in society, and also in educating and supporting families. It’s lovely to see them developing their skills and knowledge of the condition, so they can be confident parents to their child despite the additional challenges they face.

“Through this fantastic partnership with Slater and Gordon, we are able to sustain our support service, and will look to develop it further as we grow as a charity. The services families want and need continue to evolve, and we want to be in a position to deliver what they need.”

Derek Couper, head of clinical negligence in Scotland, says: “Cerebral Palsy Scotland plays an outstanding role in helping people across the country affected by the condition, and without them, tailored support would be very hard to come by. Their own research shows the struggle that people experience in finding the resources and understanding they need to navigate their lives – which makes the work of this charity absolutely invaluable.

“We are very pleased to partner with Cerebral Palsy Scotland and to help to sustain its support service, which plays such a vital role in the lives of so many individuals and families. We look forward to working with Stephanie and her team going forward to maximise support for people across the country living with this condition.”